Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. During the 2013–2014 academic year, 87% of schools reported one or more violent incidents, which is about 951,000 violent events.
2. Over 3,200 laws passed by states have either loosened or tightened gun restrictions.
3. In Smith v. Rockstar Entertainment, the court ruled California’s law restricting minors’ access to violent video games was constitutional.
4. When comparing dating violence experiences by gender, 21% of female high school students and 10% of male high school students reported physical and/or sexual dating violence.
5. Problem behavior syndrome is the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
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Which of the following is a basic rationale for prosecuting and punishing corporations, rather than individual executives?
a. Only organizations, not individuals, can be deterred b. Organizations are less able to compensate victims than are individual executives c. Prosecutors can often secure cooperation more effectively when they have the option of prosecuting both the organization and individual executives d. Legal responsibility for crimes always lies ultimately with the corporation
Which statement accurately describes the relationship between theory and data?
A. Data tests theories and gathering data can lead to new theories. B. Criminology uses data, but not theories. C. Theory is more accurate than data. D. Criminology uses theories, and criminal justice uses data.
A court that manages the return of individuals released from prisons to communities is called a(n) ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which piece of information will not be included on the search warrant affidavit?
A) Why the search is to be conducted B) Who owns the searched for item C) What is being searched for D) Where the search will occur